NORTHERN RALWAY Headquarters Oftice.

Baroda Hlouse. New Delhi

P.S. No. 15418/2020 No. 891 AIN/POliey/Pass

Dated-23.11.2020

DRM/NR. Di I. FZR.LKO, MB & UMB.

AO Giat Dli. CAOC USBRL/Satyam Complex, Trikuta Ngr/JAT.

CWMB-LKO, JUDW, AMV-LKO & ASR, CWM/Signal Shop/GZB.

D CIM SSB \MV-LKO & JUDW.

Chief Mr ager (l'tg & Sty) Punjalbi Bagh, Delhi

Dy.CEPridze CB-LKO, JUC & TKJ.

Special C asin Package equivalent in lieu of All India Travel Concession Fare for Railwa

imployees during the Block 2018-202 Sub.

opy of Railway Board's letter No. E(W)2020/PS5-1/3 dt. 05.11.2020 is enclosed

here ith loryour inlormation and necessary action please.

Te above P.S. No. is available on the website given as under:

i indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/iles/1584448152308-15300.htm

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Copy to Al Pi and All Officers of Personnel Dept. HQs otlice. Baroda House. NDLS.

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RBE No. 95/2020 HTRA HTR GOVERNMENT OF INDIA t HTGY MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS r as) (RAILWAY BOARD) No. E(W)2020/PS5-1/3

New Delhi, dated 05.11.2020 The General Managers (P) All Indian Railways & Production Units.

The Principal Financial Advisers All Indian Railways & Production Units

Sub: Special Cash Package equivalent in lieu of All India Leave Travel Concession Fare for Railway Employees during the Block 2018-2021

Ministry of Finance (MoF) Department of Expenditure vide their OM F.No.122) 2020-EIl(A) dated 12th October 2020 have notified a Special Cash Package (SCP) equivalent in lieu of "Leave Travel Concession Fare" for Central GOvemment employees during the block 2018-202 1 stating that in view of Covid-19 pandemic and resultant nationwide lockdown as well as disruption of transport and hospitality sector, Central Government employees are not in a position to avail themselves of LTC for travel to any place in India or their Hometown in the current Block of 2018-21. It has been further stated therein that with a view to compensate and incentivize consumpticn by Central Government employees thereby giving a boost to consumpiion expenditure, it has been decided that cash equivalent to LTC. Comprising l.eave Encashment and LTC fare of the entitled LTC may be paid by way of reimbursement, if an employee opts for this in lieu of one LTC in the Block of 2018-2021 subject to certain conditions. MoF have also issued an FAQ on LTC Cash Voucher Scheme and further clarifications vide their OM F.No.12(2)/2020-EII(A) dated 20.10.2020 & 04.11.2020, respectively.

As the Railway employees are also facing similar situation, it has been decided

by the Competent Authority to extend the aforesaid SCP (ie. Cash equivalent to deemed AILTC fare and Leave Encashment). on the same terms and conditions. as

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notified by MoF. The important conditions stipulated in MoF's OM dated 12,10.2020 are reproduced below:-

(a) The enployee spends the money of a larger sum than the entitlement on account of LTC on actual expenditure.

(b) Cash cquivalent of full leave encashment will be allowed. provided the employce spends an equal sum. This will be counted towards the number of

leave encashment on LTC available to an employee. (c) The deemed LTC tare for this purpose is given below:

Deemed LTC fare per person

(Round Trip) Category of employees

Employees who are entitled to

business class of airtare Empioyees who are entitled too

economy class of airtare

Employees who are entitled to Rail fare of any class

36.000

20,000

6,000

(d) The Cash cquivalcnt may he allowcd if the cmployce spends a sum 3 times

of the valuc of the fare given abovc

(e) The amount both on account of lcave cncashment and fare shall be

adniissible il the cmployce spends (i) an amount cqual to the valuc of leave

encashmcnt and; (i) an amount 3 times of the cash cquivalent of deemed

far, as given above on purchasc of such items/avaling of such services

which cary a GST rate of not less than 12% from GST registered

VCndors/service providers through digital mode and obtains a voucher

Indicating the GST number and the amount of GST paid.

() The admissible payment shall be restricted to the full value of the package

Ieave encashment as admissible for LTC and deemed fare) or depending

upon the spending as per example given at Annexure-A to MoF's OM

dated 12.10.2020.

The extant leave encashment instructions applicable to Railway employees also

Stand relaxed and modified in the lines of instructions contained in MoF s above

relered OMs. if the employec opts to avail the SCP.

The SCP wili be admissible to all those eligible for AlLTC facility in terms of

Board 's letter No. E(W)2017/PSS-1/3 dated 10.09.2018 and Privilege Pass Surrender

Certificate wiii be a mandatory prerequisite for availing SCP. Hometown LIC I5 not

admissible under the optional AILTC scheme and hence SCP equivalent to Hometown

LTC is not permissible

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Copies of MoF's OMs referred under Para I above are enclosed as Annexure-l,

II &I. It may be noted that if any further instructions/clarifications in the context of

SCP are issued/uploaded by MoF in their official website (ie. https://doe.gov.in), the

same will be applicable to Railway Servants also on mutatis mutandis. with immediate

effect and they will nol be circulated again by the Ministry of Railways.

5.

Financial aspects connected with the SCP will be clarified by the Associate

Finance at all levels. Hcwever, if any clarification is required at Board's level.

reference should be made with the approval of PFA of respective Railway PU to

Finance Establishment Dte., who as Nodal Dte. in Board's Office will examine and

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ISSUe appropriate clarification.

7. This issues in consultation and with the concurrence of Finance Directorate of

Ministry of Railways. V 2ID2

(V. Muralidharan)

Dy. Direetor Estt. (Welfare)-IRailway Board

Encl: As stated

No. E(W)2020/PS5-1/3

New Delhi, dated 05.11.2020

Copy to: The Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Railways). Room No. 224,

Rail Bhavan, New Delhi.

for Member Finanee/Railways

o or.fdcd to:-

Co

(1 CompuiC Cen/c&IS, Railway Board for uploading on MoR's website tor information of all concerned.

As per standard 1list (i

Con lso forwardec for intormation to:

The Gene al Secretary. NFIR, Room No.256-E. Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. 2 The General Secretary, AIRF, Room No.253, Rail Bhawan. New Delh 3 The Members ot the National Council, Departmental Council and Secretary

Staff Side. National Council, 13-C, Feroze Shah Road. New Delhi. 4 The Secretary Gcneral, FROA, Room No.256-A, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi. 5. The Secretary General. IRPOF, Room No.268, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

6 The Secretary, RBSS, Group "A" Officers Association, Room No 402. Ral

Bhawan, New Delhi

7. The Secrctary, RBSS Group "B" Officers Association, Rail Bhawan, New

Delhi.

8. The Gener:al Secretary. RBSSSA, Room No.439, Rail Bhawan, New Delhi.

9. The Secretary, Railway Board Promotee Officers Association, Room No.

341-C. Ra! Bhawan, New Delhi 10. The Secretary, Railway Board Ministerial Staff Association, Rail Bhawan, New

Delh 11.The Secretary, Railway Board Class IV Staff Association, Rail Bhawan, New

Delhi. 12. The Secreiary General. All India RPF Association. Room No.256-D, Rail

Bhawan. New Delh.

13. The Cienerai Secrctary., All Ihdia SC/ST Railway Employees Association,

Room No.7. Rail Bihaw an, New Delhi.

14. The General Secretary, All India O.B.C. Railway Employee's Federation

(AIOBCREF). Room No.48, Rail Bhawan. New Delhi.

Lwww. for Secretary/Railway Board

ANNEXURE-

F.No. 12(2)/2020-1Cii{A) Ministry of 'inance

Department of 1xpenditure EiA) Branch

North Block, New Dclhi 12th October, 2020

Office Mcmorandum

Sub: Grant of Advance Special Festival Package to Government

Servants.

Ti:c undersig11cd is directcd to say that with a view to ena ble

Governncnt scrvants to meet expenses rclating to festivals and to encourage

spendi7g thercby giving a boost to economic activities, in pursuance ot decision

taken b the Government, it has been decided that a special festival package of

advancc will be accorded to all Government servants for any important festivals

upto 31*t March, 2021.

2. A Head of Otfice may sanction this special package on the eve ot any

important festival to any Central Government Servant under his administrative

control. The term "important festival" is clarified as such festivals or one ot

such festivals as Head of Department may declare in respect of establishments

under his/her administrative control.

The amount of the package is Rs. 10,000/- to be paid as advance to

The amount would be 3. Government servant. This amount is interest free.

released through pre-loaded Rupay Card from SBI. DDOs, on receipt of

application from Government servants for this package may process and

acquire the prepaid cards from SBI for issue among the applicants. A detailed

SOP for DDOs for obtaining these cards would be separately issued.

4. The festival package may be granted to a Government servant if he/she

is on Government duty or on leave excluding leave preparatory to retirement,

on the date on wich the edvance is disbursed. The amount paid under this

packag is recoverable in not more ihan ten (10) instalmenis.

5. Thesc orders will take effect from the date of issuance of this Office

Memorandum and will be in force during the current financial year till 31st

March, 202 i.

6. All the Ministries/Departments are requested to bring the contents of

this OM to the notice of all its Altached and Subordinate offices for their

information/necessary action.

Contd..2/

Hindi version of this Office Memorandum will follow

(B.K.Manthan)

Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of India

All the Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India.

ANNIXURE-I1 No. 12(2)/2020-1.II(A)

Government of India Ministry of Finance

Department of Expenditure

North Block, New Delhi Dated October, 2020

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Clarilication regarding querics being rcccived in respect of Special cash package cquivalent in lieu of I eave Travcl Concession Fare for Central

Governmert Employees during the Block 2018-21.

Subject

I he undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M of cven no. dated

12m October. 2020 and to say that this Department has been receiving queries seeking

claritication relating to Special Package equivalent in lieu of Leave Travel Concession

Fare for Central Government Employees during the Block 2018-21 announced by the

Government. A slatement giving answers/clarifications to the queries is attached as

annexure to this O.M.

2 This issues with the approval of Secretary (Expenditure).

anay

S aganathan) Deputy Secretary, E.l1(A)

LAll Ministries/Departments of the Government of India

AQ on LTC Cash Voucher Secheme

Querics Reply No. Whether he individual empioyce |An individual need not take leave for this

is rcquired to take leave to avail purpose nor undertake any travel. This IS a

this TC- Cash Voucher Scheme? scheme in licu of L.TC travcl. Whether an employee is required

to undertake any travel? If a parlicular LTC which is This schemc is applicable to the lTC fare

meant to be uscd for the scheme left unutilized during the Block Year as

has cen part ally availed by | mentioned in the O.M. dated 12.10.2020.

either sell or nembers of the

family, wliether this scheme is

available and to what extent?

It a eniployee has already An employee can avail this scheme utilizing

exhausted the prescribed limit of | the applicable LTC fare without leave

LTC, encashment. The expenditure should be in

accordance with the ratio as prescribed for leave cncashnent for whether he will be eligible for the

scheme? Whether an employee LTC fare. can only avail I.TC fare without clai ming leave encashment

AS pCr he scheine, an amount of If as per the calculation suggested in O.M.

upto 100% leave encashment and No. 12(2/2020-E.IlA dated 12" October,

50% of the valie of deemed fare 2020, the reimbursable amount is less than

IS to be paid as an advance lo the the advance drawn, this would be treated as

employec opling lor the scheme. | under-utilization. However, after calculation

It has also been stated that non- of the claim, balance amount, if any may be

utilization / under-utilization of recovered from the employee.

advance is to be accounted for by the DDOs in accordance with| extent provisions relating to LTC

advance. If an employee spends only the adv:nce amount and

makes a clain, how this claim

will be reyulaled?

Newly employees are entitled for three available in a Block Year.

| Home Town and one Anywhere in ndia in a Liock of four year.

How this wili te regulated? As per Special LTC provisions, The deemed fare has been calculated based an employee irrespective of his on the nomal eligibility of an employee and eligibility can travel by Air to | the special packages would not be applicable

places like Andanan & Nicobar, for this scheme. ar Norh-East

any wnere in india fare. in this

cas what wihe the deem: farc?

joined Government The employee may use any one of the LTC

J& under

Whet cr i Siig iil of purehase Multiple Bills of goods or serVIces is to be should have heen done from the date ot issuc submiiled or multiple bills can be of the O.M. till the end of the curtl

Multiple Bills are accepted. The purchase submitted?

Finaneial Year. The purchase should carry a GST of 12% and above and payment should have been made to digital mode. Whether there is any prescribed There is no prescribed format. A Sip foral lor applying for this application conveying the desire of the

scheme. Cnployec for availing the scheme, if advance

IS requircd for the purpose the same is to be

Wha: are the tens which will Any goods and services which attract GST of

quaii) for rein bursement under| 12% and above would quality. ihe invoce

ientioncd.

this scineme? with GST details should be submitted and

payment should have been made through

digital mode. An cmployee having four family As replied to query at S.No. 2, an employee

members eligible for LTC wants can avail the scheme in partial, i.e. of the

to avail this lacility for less than 4 LTC of part of the eligible family. Since this

members. Further he wants to is an optional scheme, if the LTC fare of any

LIC or rest of he 1member of the family has not been utilized

for this purpose, those members can avail

LTC subject to extent instructions under

avai

Menibers later.

LTC rules.

enployce O

the The reimbursement is based on production of |

before invoice with details of GST. As far as

possible, the claim should be made and An incurs

expendiilure

31/3/2021 on the basis of invoice.

Actual product or service settled well before 31 March, 2021 to avoid

Or

any last minute rush and resultant lapse. received in April, 2021.

For digital pa; ment an employee Tt is claritied that the invoice which is being

use credit cari of his / her spouse submited for reimbursement

or anv family members

12 under the

scheime should be in the name of the

employee who is availing the scheme.

13 Ca like interior Any service which is having a GST

Service

decorati0n and phone bills be component of more than 12°o is permissible.

incl aded?

Any linit number of As far as possible, the number of

transactions nmay be limited to a nminimum

extent to avoid any difticulty / delay. transaction?

Is it allowed to do purchase from | PrOCurement trom e-commerce platform is

also permissible provided the relevant 15 e-COinmc e platform?

invoice / details are submitted.

Ne12(2)/ 2020-1:1(A) Government of India Mnistry of lFinance

Department of Expenditure T.II(A) Branch

North Biock, New Delhi 4h November, 2020

Oce Mlemorandum

ub: aCast Package cqut/alent in lieu of tcave Travel Concession Fare tor Ctra Ciovnnment Employees duting the 1Block 2018-2021 -CIlaritication reg

undeIsigned is diected to refer to OM of cven number dated 12

Cetober 2020 and the lrequently Asked Question (FAQ) issued vide O.M of even

number daied 20th Octoher, 2020 on the subject mentioned above Nstries/ Departments have raised queries / clarifications with regard to (i)

whether the advance taken as per the scheme shall be settled within 30 days of

disbursal of advance and (i) whether the invoice can be in the name of spouse and

or any family member who are eligible for LTC,

The special Cash Package Scheme in lieu of one LTC is to compensate and

itNcentiviSe consumption by Government Employees and the benetits can be availed

p to 31.03.2021. Para 4 of O.M dated 12.10.2020 provides for advance to Government

employees in lieu of LTC fare and Leave encashment. As this is a Special Cash

Package, the rules relating to advance taken under LTC are not applicable in the

present Scheme. Accordingly it is clarified that:

the advance taken under the scheme shall be settled on or before 31s March,

2021, and

(i the invoices of the goods and services purchased as per the scheme may be in

the ame of sjrouse or any family member who are eligible for LTC Fare.

4. This issues with the approval of Secrelary(Expenditure)

(B. K. Manthan)

Deputy Secretary to the Govt of India

To

All the i linistries/ Deparlnnenis ot the Governient of India.